Un roi sans divertissement

A King Alone

Author

Jean Giono

Language

French

Year

1947

First Pub.

France

Genre

Novel

modern europe

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Un roi sans divertissement, published in English as A King Alone, is a 1947 novel by the French writer Jean Giono. The narrative is set between 1843 and 1848 in the French Prealps and follows a police officer who discovers unpleasant truths about himself during a murder investigation. It was the first book by Giono to be published after World War II and marks the beginning of a new phase in the author's oeuvre.